Mountaineers get payback on Tigers

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First Posted: 5/14/2014 West Pittston Tomorrow has gathered nearly 1,500 signatures on a petition urging state and federal legislators to push the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to address flood protection in the borough.
Borough residents have been seeking a levee since record Susquehanna River flooding in September 2011 damaged more than 800 structures.
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, sent a letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development in April requesting additional funding for the Army Corps&#8217; Section 205 Continuing Authorities Program, which could help advance a levee in West Pittston, according to a communication from his office.
The Section 205 program allows the Army Corps to undertake small flood-control projects without the lengthy study and authorization process typical of many larger projects.
However, there is a significant backlog of projects awaiting funding due to increased demand for flood-control assistance, Cartwright&#8217;s office said.

Push continues for West Pittston levee protection